At the beginning of February award checks will be distributed to Virginia Breeders and Stallion owners for wins during the 2016 racing year. $400,000 in Breeder’s Fund award money will be split among Virginia Breeders, while stallion owners will split a total of $20,000.
Mr. William Backer’s Smitten Farm was Virginia’s leading breeder in 2016, with 35 wins, including stakes winners Sweet Victory, Rose Brier and Moon River. Mr. Backer’s passion was breeding and racing Thoroughbred horses, unfortunately he passed away in 2016 before he could enjoy his leading breeder status. Backer bred horses such as Chorus Line, who was second in Friday’s $100,000 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct, will continue to uphold the Smitten Farm legacy in 2017 and beyond. Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor’s Morgan’s Ford Farm was Virginia’s second leading breeder with 33 wins. Queen Caroline, winner of three stakes in 2016 was Morgan’s Ford’s highest earner.
Bill Backer and Wayne Chatfield-Taylor at the 2015 VTA Breeder’s Awards party
2015 Virginia Horse of the Year, Stellar Wind was the leading Virginia earner in 2016 with $540,000 in purse money. The Curlin filly, co-bred by Peggy Augustas’ Keswick Stables and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, did all of her running in grade one company in 2016. She beat champion Beholder to win the Clement L. Hirsh and the Zenyatta stakes while placing second in the Vanity and fourth in the Breeder’s Cup Distaff.
Tough Weather, bred by Sam English, was the leading Virginia-bred winner. The six year old Wiseman’s Ferry mare had 8 wins in 2016 and earned $119,989.
Leading freshman sire, Friend or Foe earned $7,048.11 in stallion awards for Smallwood Farm with two New York winners from two starters. Lady Olivia at Northcliff’s, Cosa Vera was the second leading earner and was the sire of 5 winners in 2016.
Mr. Buff by Friend or Foe breaks his maiden at Belmont on September 23, 2016
Below is the list of Breeder and Stallion award winners:
BREEDER’S AWARDS
William M. Backer Revocable Trust |
$56,524.00 |
Sara E. Collette |
$3,120.00 |
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Morgan’s Ford Farm |
$47,903.00 |
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Cox Jr. |
$3,102.00 |
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Morgans Ford Farm & William Mott |
$1,117.00 |
Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC |
$2,752.00 |
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Larry Johnson |
$26,703.00 |
S. Barton Inc. |
$2,717.00 |
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Mr. & Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone |
$26,543.00 |
James H. Falk, Sr. |
$2,699.00 |
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Keswick Stables & Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC |
$26,122.00 |
Christopher Kuhn |
$2,489.00 |
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Keswick Stables |
$265.00 |
James M. Hackman |
$2,482.00 |
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Estate of Edward P. Evans |
$23,516.00 |
Anne N. Tucker |
$2,053.00 |
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Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin |
$19,387.00 |
James Sumter Carter |
$2,027.00 |
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Lazy Lane Farms, LLC. |
$17,532.00 |
Susan S. Cooney |
$1,861.00 |
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Sam E. English II |
$11,680.00 |
Susan S. Cooney and Partners |
$566.00 |
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Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC |
$11,169.00 |
Thomas L. Teal |
$1,829.00 |
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Audley Farm |
$10,304.00 |
Suzanne A. Dempsey |
$1,737.00 |
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Canyon Lake Thoroughbreds |
$9,883.00 |
Susan Minor |
$1,689.00 |
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Hart Farm |
$7,924.00 |
Atkins Homes, Inc. |
$1,263.00 |
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Henry L. Carroll |
$6,705.00 |
Nancy M. Rizer & Eric A. Rizer |
$1,117.00 |
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Quest Realty |
$5,442.00 |
Hickory Tree Farm LLC |
$1,045.00 |
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Magalen O. Bryant |
$5,377.00 |
Eagle Point Farm |
$993.00 |
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Corner Farm (Carlos S. E. Moore & Gillian Gordon-Moore) |
$5,266.00 |
Jackie Hinson |
$993.00 |
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Corner Farm & Stormy Atlantic Syndicate |
$470.00 |
Vermont Farm LLC |
$862.00 |
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Corner Farm & John T. Behrendt |
$2,151.00 |
Tim Hulings |
$853.00 |
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Snow Lantern Thoroughbreds |
$5,048.00 |
Carol Holden |
$784.00 |
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Daybreak Stables, Inc. |
$4,950.00 |
Falls Church Racing Stables, LLC |
$744.00 |
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Johnson Brothers Stable |
$4,262.00 |
Rose Ann Howell |
$744.00 |
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Mary Slade |
$3,940.00 |
Belinda Whitson |
$740.00 |
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Althea D. Richards |
$3,762.00 |
Mr. & Mrs. C. W. McNeely III |
$740.00 |
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Althea D. Richards & Adena Springs |
$265.00 |
Dr. James E Bryant & Linda P Davis |
$707.00 |
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Blue Lotus Breeding and Racing LLC |
$3,708.00 |
David A. Ross |
$457.00 |
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Douglas Kent Daniels |
$3,583.00 |
Big Lick Farm |
$431.00 |
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Albert P. Coppola |
$3,195.00 |
Terry Allen Corbin |
$427.00 |
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Albert Coppola & The Stormy Atlantic Syndicate |
$859.00 |
Darlene H Bowlin |
$422.00 |
STALLION AWARDS
Smallwood Farm (Friend or Foe)…………………….$7,048.11
Lady Olivia at Northcliff, LLC (Cosa Vera)……………$5,553.33
Sara E. Collette (Xenodon)……………………………$4,209.29
Susan Minor (Fierce Wind)……………………………$2,278.89
Lazy Lane Farm (Hanzel)………………………………$ 910.38